'Cause sometimes we don't really notice just how good it can get
so maybe we should start all over
so maybe we should start all over
It feels good to laugh over something so small and insignificant as bad coffee, and even better to hear his. Though her concern for him had never abated after their meeting on the beach after the war's conclusion, seeing how broken he still is had definitely deepened it. Hotaru may not be anything close to healed either, but it's clear one of them has had a better support system to see them through the dark nights. "If I ever decide to close the spa or the Academy, I should make it a point to open a...what do you think a coffee producer is called? A beanery?" She muffles her chuckle into her cup, because the sudden blank where a word should be amuses her more than it should.
He serves her first, and it warms her heart enough to set her mug down as she considers her answer. "Just one I think. Have to keep a good figure while I'm in Torchline - it's the only time I can show it off." Even with the Academy's blessing and the Citadel's bubble there would be no bikini-wearing in Halo's streets. Which is admittedly a bit of a shame, it would likely look rather artistic with her golden skin and hair in that backdrop of white. Distracted now, Ru pulls herself back in by focusing on the eggs first. Though - sneakily, like she's hoping to pretend it's not happening if she does it while she's eating - her free hand slides across the table to take his hand while she eats.
He serves her first, and it warms her heart enough to set her mug down as she considers her answer. "Just one I think. Have to keep a good figure while I'm in Torchline - it's the only time I can show it off." Even with the Academy's blessing and the Citadel's bubble there would be no bikini-wearing in Halo's streets. Which is admittedly a bit of a shame, it would likely look rather artistic with her golden skin and hair in that backdrop of white. Distracted now, Ru pulls herself back in by focusing on the eggs first. Though - sneakily, like she's hoping to pretend it's not happening if she does it while she's eating - her free hand slides across the table to take his hand while she eats.
start all over again
Hotaru
